For storybook characters, the inhabitants of Hundred Acre Wood have some surprisingly deep thoughts. Share these Winnie the Pooh quotes with someone you love.
17 Quotes from Winnie the Pooh That Will Tug at Your Heartstrings
Updated on Jan. 17, 2025
The best Winnie the Pooh quotes
1. “The things that make me different are the things that make me me.” —Piglet
2. “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” —Winnie the Pooh
3. “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” —Winnie the Pooh
4. “I always get to where I’m going by walking away from where I have been.” —Winnie the Pooh
5. “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” —Winnie the Pooh
6. “What I like doing best is nothing. … It means just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” —Winnie the Pooh
7. “Promise me you’ll never forget me because if I thought you would, I’d never leave.” —Winnie the Pooh
8. “It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like, ‘What about lunch?'” —Winnie the Pooh
9. “‘When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,’ said Piglet at last, ‘What’s the first thing you say to yourself?’
‘What’s for breakfast?’ said Pooh. ‘What do you say, Piglet?’
‘I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?’ said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. ‘It’s the same thing,’ he said.”
Winnie the Pooh quotes about love
10. “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” —Winnie the Pooh
11. “If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus one day so I never have to live without you.” —Winnie the Pooh
12. “Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.” —Winnie the Pooh
13. “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.” —Winnie the Pooh
14. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” —Winnie the Pooh
Short Winnie the Pooh quotes
15. “A hug is always the right size.” —Winnie the Pooh
16. “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” —Winnie the Pooh
17. “Rivers know this: There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” —House at Pooh Corner
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